The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-12
Maryland Affairs.

A section of the Salvation Army has settled
permanently at Ellicott City.
l.. r. Waesche has been appointed post.
master at Catoctin Furnace, Frederick county,
vice John Kunkel
Twenty. six cadets are to be dropped from
the Annapolis Naval Academy on account of
failures in studies.
The wife of United States Minister McLane
is still very i'll in Paris. She has been con-
fined to her room since November last.
The Register is the title of a paper Just
started at Reisterstown, Baltimore county. by
William McWhirter, with j. r. Frease editor
Thomas Parker. colored, has been held for
the grand jury of Prince Georges county, for
criminal assault on Kitty Wills, nine year
old colored girl.
B. Howard Matthews was appointed substi-
tute clerk in the Baltimore postoiifce on Feb
ruary LIST, and on the 9th was in jail on the.
charge of embeZzling letters.
1t is stated that Thursday has been definitely
settled upon as the cattle salesday at the
State Cattle Scales, and that there is no further
controversy over return 10 Monday salesday-
The Centennial Of Masonry in Maryland will
be celebrated by demonstration in Baltimore
in May. 1t IS thought 5000 visiting masons
will be present from all parts Of the United
States.
Arrangements have been made for a. free
postal delivery in Frederick. There are to be
three deliveries aud five collections daily.
The system will be put in operation either
April LIST or July LIST.
Anderson Perry, colored, charged with be-
ing accessory to the murder of Emily Brown,
whose body was sold to the University of
Maryland, was acquitted by Judge Duffy in the
Baltimore city criminal court last week. The
case against Hawkins has been nolle pressed.
Henry NJ. Murray master of the State
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, is on a visit
to subordinate lodges in Western Maryland
He expects to shortly organize four subord-
nate lodges in Montgomery county. There
are at present between 20 and so in the state.
The question of the ACCESSIBILITY of the State
appropriation to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal in order to keep it open as a water way
is being discussed with much interest in
Washington county, and promises to be an
issue in the selection of members of the next
House of Delegates
C. c. Lancaster, of Charles county, was
married on Tuesday last to Miss Annie,
daughter of Hon. Samuel j. Randall. of Penn
sylvania. The ceremony was performed mt
the residence of the brides parents, in Wash
ington, by Bishop Spalding of Illinois, a
cousin of the groom.
The Frederick News says: Several attempts
have been made lately to wreck the morning
train on the Emmittsburg Railroad, and on
Wednesday last another attempt of the kind
was made by laying "A piece of railroad iron
across the track. The engineer fortunately
saw it while far enough off to stop the train.
The motion for new trial in the case of
John Thomas Ross, convicted of the murder
of Emily Brown, has been set for argument
before the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City,
composed of all the judges, next Saturday,
February 10, 1887. Counsel for the prisoner
will argue that the only testimony against
Ross is his own confession, in which he says
Hawkins did the killing; that prisoner is not
convicted until sentenced, and that the fact of
the State using him as witness before con-
viction implies promise Of pardon.
Early Tuesday morning six men, four white
and two colored, made their escape from Ac-
comac county, Va, Jail. Thomas Kellam
the keeper of the JAIL was entering the build !
ing with breakfast for the prisoners, when
four stout men seized and overpowered him. |
They thrust him into dungeon and locked |
the door, and then going out of the jail and |
through the wall door, they locked the gates, |
and, putting the keys in their pockets, escaped |
to the woods before the alarm could be given.
All the escaped prisoners are from Maryland,
and were awaiting trial for illegal dredging in
Virginia waters. Before they escaped the !
men, it is said, robbed fellow prisoner
named Charlck of So.
John Renj. Biscoe, colored, convicted in
Charles county of the murder of Capt. Robert |
II. Dixon, has made statement to l.. NJ. |
Switzerland, foreman of the jury that con-
victed him, in which he acknowledges having |
killed the Captain Sunday morning about three |
ror four miles ont in the Potomac river and |